“I looked up the public records at the county clerk’s office yesterday morning before I drove out here.

There’s no active mortgage lien listed.

The title’s clear.”

“You are not selling Daniel’s house,” Sarah said, her voice climbing.

“I’m forcing a partition sale,” Vanessa said.

“An appraiser’s coming tomorrow morning to measure the square footage and figure the current market value.

Once the court orders the sale, I walk away with my fifty percent in hard cash.”

“The kids live in this house,” I said.